Garment hanger



Nov. 23 1926. 1,607,749

J. D. RICE GARMENT HANGER Filed NOV. 15. 1925 gvwen foz Jesse Z7. RicePatented Nov. 23, 1926.

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JESSE D. RICE, F WATERLOQ, IOWA, ASSIGNOR 1'0 STAR-SERVICE HANGERCOMPANY, 013' DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

GARMENT HANGER.

Application filed November 13, 1925.

My invention relates to-improvements in garment hangers, and the objectof my improvement is to provide an inexpensive device of this class,particularly as a support a for garments or other textiles to besuspended thereon, and whose construction is such as to safely keep thegarment or other suspended article in a desired position thereon, andespecially without creasing or marring it.

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and illustrated by the appended drawings, inwhich similar parts are denoted by like numerals.

In said drawings, Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a hanger according tomy invention, and Fig. .2 is a plan thereof. Fig. 3 is a front elevationof a modification of my device.

The ordinary wire hanger of the elongated loop type is liable to creasea garment, such as a coat, hung upon it, in an unsightly manner,particularly when the garment has been allowed to be hung withoutremoval for a considerable period of time. A mans coat is suspended uponthe oppositely directed upper reaches of the loop, the lower straighthorizontal part of the loop being utilized to hang medially foldedtrousers upon. A

straight wire, in either case, will soon produce creases across thegarments mentioned, but my improved shapes of hangers will obviatethis.

The hanger of Figs. 1 and 2 is especially designed for hanging a manscoat and trousers upon.- The hanger consists of a single length of wire,one termination ofwhich is bent into a hook 1 for suspension upon a nailor other wall support. The wire is 40 bent at suitable places into anelongated loop, having the opposite termination 3 twisted together witha shank part 2 next said hook 1. Oppositely extended equal parts 4 and 8project slopingly from short angularly bent parts 5 extending from theshank parts 2 and 3. are, at a distance from said parts 5 bent toprovide transversely arranged and alternately opening loops 6. The lowermedial part or member 9 of the loop is similarly These upper slopingparts 4 and 8 Serial No. 68,807.

shaped with a plurality of transverse oppositely directed but shorterloops 7 in a horizontal plane.

The shoulder parts of a coat suspended upon the inclined upper reachesor parts a and 8 over or upon the looped parts 6, are held spread outthereby in such a way, that no creases can be formed in the shoulderslongitudinallythereof, and this preserves the shape of the shouldersnaturally. The

trousers which may have been medially hung across the looped part 79 areheld from transverse creasing and from being marred or wrinkled.

The modification shown in said Fig. 3 is especially designed accordingto the princi ple of my invention to support feminine apparel, such asgarments having loops or open parts, which parts may be hung in anyofthe upwardly opening loops 6 of the holder, these loops (3 being shortand arranged vertically upon the upper reaches 4-8. The lower reach 9.may be straight, to support flat garments or textiles of any kind.

Having described my invention, what I claimas new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A garment hanger consisting of a single wire rod bent at diflerentplaces to provide a closed loop in a vertical plane, said loop having ahorizontally disposed bottom reach crimped along its length to supply aporizontally widened garment supporting ace.

2. A garment hanger consisting of a single wire rod bent at differentplaces to provide a closed loop in a vertical plane, said 100 having ahorizontally disposed bottom reach crimped along its length to supply ahorizontally widened supporting face for a garment to be hung across it,and said loop having sloping parts leading to opposite ends of saidbottom reach which parts are crimped along their lengths with widercrimps than those of the bottom reach to support another garmentthereacross in widths perpendicular to the said plane of the loop.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

. JESSE D. RICE.

